Gaius Claudius Nero

Gaius Claudius Nero (256 BC-199 BC) was a Roman consul in 207 BC and a general during the Second Punic War.

Biography
Gaius Claudius Nero belonged to the House of Claudia, making him a distant ancestor of the later Roman emperors Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero. He began his military career as a legate in 214 BC, and he served as propraetor during the Battle of Capua in 211 BC; that same year, he was sent to Hispania. In 207 BC, Claudius and his great rival Marcus Livius Salinator became Consuls, and they defeated and slew the Carthaginian general Hasdrubal Barca (Hannibal's brother) at the Battle of the Metaurus. Claudius' surprise attack at the Metaurus was the turning point of the Second Punic War and one of the most decisive battles of history. In 204 BC, he served alongside Livius as censor, and he was sent as a triumviral emissary to Greece and Egypt in 201 BC. He died in 199 BC.